Obama’s Words Put to Test in U.S. Response to Egypt
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As President Barack Obama calculates his administration’s response to the uprising in Egypt, he will confront a test of his own words.
More than a year-and-a-half ago, Obama told a university audience in Cairo, studded with the next generation of Egypt’s leaders, that the U.S. supports their democratic aspirations. Now, protests against the government of President Hosni Mubarak will force Obama to make one of the more consequential decisions of his presidency before he can know all the ramifications.